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with B-H Transfer for over 25 years . They produce quality CTD graduates who are ready and willing to work in our local area . It ’ s crucial that industry leaders support and our elected leaders invest in the training the technical colleges provide if we want Georgia to remain the number one place to do business in the future .”
And since the need is great , when the county ’ s former law enforcement center was vacated , the Washington County Board of Commissioners made the decision to deed the building to the state of Georgia for renovation on what would
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become the college ’ s new instructional center , which would support both the expansion of available space and new programs for the transportation and mining industries in the college ’ s 11-county service area .
The Instructional Center opened in January and will provide OFTC ’ s transportation students and mine safety training attendees with state-of-theart technology in a renovated building that is adjacent to the college ’ s truck driving range . The center consists of classroom and office space for the college ’ s robust truck driving program , and MSHA and other
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Safety Program courses offered through the College ’ s Business and Industry Services division . In the future , OFTC plans to add a diesel equipment technology lab and program at this location .
“ The OFTC Instructional Center in Sandersville will help to provide training that will assist in filling gaps within our regional workforce and demonstrates OFTC ’ s commitment to industry growth in our community ,” says Trey Sheppard , president of Howard Sheppard , LLC . “ OFTC regularly works with local industries like ours to provide skilled training for
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job readiness and to provide critical knowledge needed to work safely in a variety of job fields . This new facility will allow OFTC to continue to provide these services in a state-ofthe-art environment .”
“ We are thrilled to add the OFTC Instructional Center as a training resource for the college and are looking forward to watching the economic impact it will produce locally in the future ,” Harden shares .
For more info about OFTC or the college ’ s instructional center in Sandersville , visit OFTC . edu .
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